Showing 1–50 of 43,611 cities
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors | Per 1k pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokyo, JP | 30,927 | 15,298 | — |
| 2 | Seoul, KR | 21,314 | 8,242 | — |
| 3 | San Jose, CA | 16,308 | 6,652 | 16.1 |
| #4 | San Francisco, CA | 15,664 | 6,446 | 17.9 |
| #5 | Yokohama, JP | 15,446 | 7,222 | — |
| #6 | San Diego, CA | 13,199 | 4,733 | 9.5 |
| #7 | Beijing, CN | 12,174 | 5,239 | — |
| #8 | Seattle, WA | 9,433 | 4,728 | 12.8 |
| #9 | Suwon-si, KR | 8,747 | 3,716 | — |
| #10 | Osaka, JP | 8,212 | 3,971 | — |
| #11 | Daejeon, KR | 7,544 | 3,255 | — |
| #12 | Austin, TX | 7,253 | 3,196 | 7.5 |
| #13 | Sunnyvale, CA | 6,821 | 3,108 | 43.8 |
| #14 | Yongin-si, KR | 6,405 | 2,794 | — |
| #15 | Hsinchu, TW | 6,270 | 2,539 | — |
| #16 | Mountain View, CA | 5,938 | 2,719 | 72.1 |
| #17 | Shanghai, CN | 5,735 | 3,431 | — |
| #18 | Houston, TX | 5,574 | 2,948 | 2.4 |
| #19 | Portland, OR | 5,510 | 1,929 | 8.4 |
| #20 | Palo Alto, CA | 5,329 | 2,240 | 77.7 |
| #21 | New York, NY | 5,112 | 2,812 | 0.6 |
| #22 | Santa Clara, CA | 4,471 | 2,019 | 35.0 |
| #23 | Fremont, CA | 4,365 | 1,894 | 18.9 |
| #24 | Bengaluru, IN | 4,363 | 3,000 | — |
| #25 | Taipei, TW | 4,143 | 2,376 | — |
| #26 | Cupertino, CA | 3,988 | 1,624 | 66.0 |
| #27 | New Taipei, TW | 3,897 | 2,150 | — |
| #28 | Kawasaki, JP | 3,743 | 1,746 | — |
| #29 | Kyoto, JP | 3,708 | 1,928 | — |
| #30 | Nanhu, CN | 3,560 | 2,203 | — |
| #31 | Bellevue, WA | 3,551 | 1,528 | 23.4 |
| #32 | Redmond, WA | 3,530 | 1,798 | 48.2 |
| #33 | Chicago, IL | 3,499 | 1,801 | 1.3 |
| #34 | Seojong-myeon, KR | 3,343 | 1,867 | — |
| #35 | Hwaseong-si, KR | 3,246 | 1,465 | — |
| #36 | Cambridge, MA | 3,049 | 1,516 | 25.8 |
| #37 | Beijing, CA | 3,005 | 670 | — |
| #38 | Los Angeles, CA | 3,004 | 1,641 | 0.8 |
| #39 | Singapore, SG | 2,823 | 1,836 | — |
| #40 | Seongnam-si, KR | 2,515 | 1,133 | — |
| #41 | Nagoya, JP | 2,470 | 1,067 | — |
| #42 | Irvine, CA | 2,459 | 1,181 | 8.0 |
| #43 | Munich, DE | 2,453 | 1,406 | — |
| #44 | Taichung, TW | 2,446 | 1,169 | — |
| #45 | Los Altos, CA | 2,321 | 907 | 73.4 |
| #46 | Redwood City, CA | 2,250 | 1,104 | 26.7 |
| #47 | London, GB | 2,236 | 1,419 | — |
| #48 | Ann Arbor, MI | 2,217 | 1,078 | 17.9 |
| #49 | Atlanta, GA | 2,180 | 1,227 | 4.4 |
| #50 | Saratoga, CA | 2,173 | 728 | 70.0 |
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